Bristol, United Kingdom
Speaker & Film Event
Date: Monday 27 Feb
Time: 6pm
Venue: Wills Memorial Hall, Queen's Road, Bristol
Programme: Addresses by Dr Tony Wood & Fahad Ansari
Dr Tony Wood studied French and Russian at Cambridge, and Russian at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, London. He is currently assistant editor at New Left Review, and he is working on a book entitled 'The Case for Chechnya'.
Fahad Ansari is a researcher at the Islamic Human Rights Commission. He has a background in Law and is the author of the excellent 'British Anti-Terrorism... A Modern Day Witch Hunt'. He is currently engaged in doing his Legal Practice Course.
Film showing of 'Chechen Lullaby'
A French independent film, made by Georgian director Nino Kirtadze, depicts the human tragedy of the Chechen conflict as seenthrough the eyes of four veteran reporters. Their testimonies reveal the absurdity and hopelessness of the current situation and their own frustration as they watch civilians die on a daily basis in a war largely outside the concern of the West. The documentary was awarded numerous prises, including Prix Europa, 2001, Festival au Sloop, 2001, FILA, 2002 and Adolf Grimme Award in Gold, which is considered the "Oscar" of German Television.
For further details of the event, please contact Abdul Azeem at aa4166@bristol.ac.uk
